Claiming

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CHARGETHATMOUNTAIN was away alertly getting to the front end, edged clear down the backstretch, increased the advantage finally getting to the fence by the half, set an even pace while unopposed through the turn, spurted away further scraping paint taking the stretch corner, began to get leg weary shortening stride still holding at the sixteenth pole, was asking for the wire with a couple of outside runners bearing down late but just had enough to last inside at the finish line. OLIVIA'S MELODY broke out at the start, improved along the backside to sit in midfield by the half, could not quicken with others in midturn travelling three wide, angled out to the five path in upper stretch, did not switch leads down the entire lane, still kept kept on coming nevertheless in the final furlong and just missed between foes getting to the winner who was on fumes at the wire. CLOSING APPEAL settled in midfield inside another, travelled two to three wide on the turn unable to keep up to others by the quarter pole, shifted to the three path entering the lane, angled out four wide getting clear run with a furlong to go finding his best stride late and closed in sharply in deep stretch outside but had to settle for the show award just coming up shy for the win and place share at the wire. SCAT HUMOR shared the back end outside with a half mile still remaining, made an early move three wide at the three eighths pole trying to circle around horses, travelled four wide at the quarter marker still coming on, had the five path in upper stretch in the mix for a piece of the prize, shifted back inside two wide at the furlong pole and ran on only mildly getting outfinished in deep stretch unable to hold for third nearing the wire. BLING D'MONEY HOME had the outside position on another foe in the second flight watching the pacesetter, inched closer going three wide around the oval at the quarter pole, posed a threat making a bid in the four path turning for home but could not find more in the late drive and flattened out between rivals at the sixteenth pole. RELOAD BABA was allowed to settle into stride at the tail end having the fence in the beginning, shared the back with an outside foe at the half mile marker while tugging on the rider in the process, took the short way around the turn but was unable to keep up by the quarter pole, shifted out off horses to be widest in the five path in mid-stretch, closed ground on the winner like many did with the pace slowing down considerably late but could not get involved at the wire though. OOKPIK was hard held on the rail watching the frontrunner early on, had to be checked slightly shifting outside off the leader at the half, travelled two wide on the bend but was going in the wrong direction chasing the frontrunner by the quarter pole, emptied out on the fence by the furlong marker and was eased up when crossing the finish line